| 单词 | mortise |
| 释义 | mortise[ mawr-tis ] / ˈmɔr tɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mortise ON THESAURUS.COM nouna notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions. a deep recess cut into wood for any of several other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock. Printing. a space cut out of a plate, especially for the insertion of type or another plate. verb (used with object), mor·tised, mor·tis·ing.Also mor·tice . Origin of mortiseFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English morteys, mortaise, from Anglo-French mortais(e),Old French mortoise; of obscure origin OTHER WORDS FROM mortisemor·tis·er, nounWords nearby mortisemortician, mortiferous, mortification, mortify, Mortimer, mortise, mortise block, mortise chisel, mortise joint, mortise lock, mortling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mortiseBritish Dictionary definitions for mortisemortise mortice/ (ˈmɔːtɪs) / nouna slot or recess, usually rectangular, cut into a piece of wood, stone, etc, to receive a matching projection (tenon) of another piece, or a mortise lock printing a cavity cut into a letterpress printing plate into which type or another plate is inserted verb (tr)to cut a slot or recess in (a piece of wood, stone, etc) to join (two pieces of wood, stone, etc) by means of a mortise and tenon to cut a cavity in (a letterpress printing plate) for the insertion of type, etc Derived forms of mortisemortiser, nounWord Origin for mortiseC14: from Old French mortoise, perhaps from Arabic murtazza fastened in position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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